bestial
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈbɛs.ti.əl/ / /ˈbɛs.t͡ʃəl/ / /ˈbis.t͡ʃəl/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English bestial, from Old French bestial, from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”) (whence English beast).
- Beast-like.
“Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial.”
“By thee adulterous lust was driven from men / Among the bestial herds to range […]”
noun
Etymology: From Middle Scots bestiall, from Middle English bestayle, from Old French bestaille, from Late Latin bēstiālia; later reinforced and remodelled on Middle French bestial, itself from Late Latin bēstiālis.
- Cattle.
“[…] much must depend upon the way in which bestial are bought or reared, and the state of the markets when they are sold.”